diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index 183b33c12cbec2..d2a7c187c4ef67 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ pub fn fmt(file ast.File, mut table ast.Table, pref_ &pref.Preferences, is_debug
 pub fn (mut f Fmt) process_file_imports(file &ast.File) {
 	for imp in file.imports {
 		f.mod2alias[imp.mod] = imp.alias
+		f.mod2alias[imp.mod.all_after('${file.mod.name}.')] = imp.alias
 		for sym in imp.syms {
 			f.mod2alias['${imp.mod}.${sym.name}'] = sym.name
 			f.mod2alias['${imp.mod.all_after_last('.')}.${sym.name}'] = sym.name
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/testdata/vmodules/submod_import_alias/vlas/internal/blas/.gitkeep b/vlib/v/fmt/testdata/vmodules/submod_import_alias/vlas/internal/blas/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/testdata/vmodules/submod_import_alias/vlas/module_alias_import_submod_in_submod_keep.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/testdata/vmodules/submod_import_alias/vlas/module_alias_import_submod_in_submod_keep.vv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..15d10bf682a3da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/testdata/vmodules/submod_import_alias/vlas/module_alias_import_submod_in_submod_keep.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+module vlas
+
+// `internal/blas` has to be intact as submodule directory structure for the test to be reliable.
+import internal.blas
+
+fn C.LAPACKE_dlange(matrix_layout blas.MemoryLayout) f64
+
+pub fn c_trans(trans bool) blas.Transpose {
+	return if trans { .trans } else { .no_trans }
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/testdata/vmodules/submod_import_alias/vlas/module_alias_submod_import_parent_mod_expected.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/testdata/vmodules/submod_import_alias/vlas/module_alias_submod_import_parent_mod_expected.vv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..022d1b3b421be7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/testdata/vmodules/submod_import_alias/vlas/module_alias_submod_import_parent_mod_expected.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module vlas
+
+import submod_import_alias.vlas.internal.blas
+
+fn C.LAPACKE_dlange(matrix_layout blas.MemoryLayout) f64
+
+pub fn c_trans(trans bool) blas.Transpose {
+	return if trans { .trans } else { .no_trans }
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/testdata/vmodules/submod_import_alias/vlas/module_alias_submod_import_parent_mod_input.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/testdata/vmodules/submod_import_alias/vlas/module_alias_submod_import_parent_mod_input.vv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..3900a2463b2edf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/testdata/vmodules/submod_import_alias/vlas/module_alias_submod_import_parent_mod_input.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module vlas
+
+import submod_import_alias.vlas.internal.blas
+
+fn C.LAPACKE_dlange(matrix_layout internal.blas.MemoryLayout) f64
+
+pub fn c_trans(trans bool) internal.blas.Transpose {
+	return if trans { .trans } else { .no_trans }
+}